Roma coach Claudio Ranieri has accused German referee Tobias Steiler of unfair refereeing and waiting for the opportunity to award a penalty in their 1-1 draw at Porto in the first leg of their Europa League play-off. The Roma
got a second-half winner from Zeki Celik before Porto equalised in the second half and Brian Cristante received a second yellow card to keep them down to ten men, but they managed to hold on to a goal
at the Estádio do Dragao. Porto players were shown three yellow cards, Roma eight and another member of the team’s staff was sent off.
“The referee waited for the incident in the penalty area to give Porto the victory. It was clear and it was the reason why my players were frustrated,” the 73-year-old Italian said after the game.
“The referee cannot do that. He warned someone to give a yellow card and then another. When the goal was conceded, เว็บพนันออนไลน์ UFABET สมัครง่าย โปรโมชั่นมากมาย I asked to change them when we had a corner kick, but he did not allow it. “
The whole world knows that Roberto Rosetti (UEFA referees chief) is excellent and honest, but what I cannot accept is what happened. How could he appoint this referee in Porto? “
In the last 22 games he has played, nine have been draws, the rest the home team won. The atmosphere in Porto was intense, the fans were booing and then the referee blew in their favour. “Do
I think the referee is biased? I warned the players not to protest! And I know that’s how he makes decisions and he is confident that he has done a good job. “
But eight yellow cards and one red card on our side… There were some correct moments, but the referee cannot frustrate the players from the beginning like this. “
I also feel disgusted when I see players screaming and holding their faces like they have been attacked. That’s not football anymore. We should use VAR to punish players who pretend to have a collision.”
After the final whistle, Roma players tried to protest the decision until Ranieri, who looked equally angry, had to go and tell his players to hurry down the tunnel.
“At the end of the game, I didn’t even want my players to shake the referee’s hand. He doesn’t deserve to be shown respect,” Ranieri continued.
“This shouldn’t happen on an international stage… The game is over and now we have to move on. Today we played well. The performance of the players made me happy.”